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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 2614703, member: 1414"] You nailed it on guarding the 3 point shot. Notice that our opponents do not use this approach. To me, it highlights that Ollie has dated thinking about the three point shot on both sides of the ball. Modern teams are trying to generate open 3 point shots. That's the focus of their offense. For us, it is a bail-out afterthought. Modern defenses are looking to take away the 3 point shot, giving up 2 point attempts instead. We over help and hedge to clog up the area 10-12 feet from the rim, while ignoring guys camped out beyond the arc. It's awful, out of date strategy on both ends. Several times yesterday, the SMU player dribbled back outside the line to shoot. Have we seen any UConn players do this? No. We do the opposite, we dribble in and take shots just inside the line, or we hoist up shots (Vital) 5 feet beyond the line. [/QUOTE]